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Question 1

fy

Answer 1

to make (verb suffix)
magnify- enlarge
petrify- to stone
beautify- make beautiful

Question 2

iferous

Answer 2

producing, bearing (adj. suffix)
pestiferous- carrying disease
vociferous- bearing a loud voice

Question 3

il, ile

Answer 3

pertaining to, capable of (adjective suffix)
puerile- pertaining to a boy or child
ductile- capable of being hammered or drawn civil polite

Question 4

ism

Answer 4

doctrine, belief (noun suffix) monotheism- belief in one god

fanaticism- excessive zeal, extreme belief

Question 5

ist

Answer 5

dealer, doer (n suffix)
fascist- one who believes in a fascist state
realist- one who is realistic
artist- one who deals with art

Question 6

ity

Answer 6

state of being (noun suffix)
annuity- yearly grant
credulity- state of being unduly willing to believe
sagacity- wisdom

Question 7

ive

Answer 7

like (adj. suffix)
expensive- costly
quantitative- concerned with quantity
effusive - gushing

Question 8

ize, ise

Answer 8

make (verb suffix)
victimize - make a victim of
rationalize- make rational
harmonize- make harmonious

Question 9

oid

Answer 9

resembling, like (adj. suffix)
ovoid- like an egg
anthropoid- resembling man

Question 10

ose

Answer 10

full of (adj)
verbose - full of words
lachrymose- full of tears

Question 11

osis

Answer 11

condition (n.)
psychosis- diseased mental condition
neurosis- nervous condition
hypnosis- condition of induced sleep

Question 12

ous

Answer 12

full of (adj.)
nauseous - full of nausea
ludicrous - foolish

Question 13

tude

Answer 13

state of (n.)
fortitude- state of strength
beatitude- state of blessedness

Question 14

liquidate (v.)

Answer 14

settle accounts; clear up

He was able to liquidate all his debts in a short period of time

Question 15

list (v.)

Answer 15

tilt; lean over

That flagpole should be absolutely vertical; instead, it lists to one side

Question 16

lithe adj.

Answer 16

flexible; supple

Her figure was lithe and willowy

Question 17

litigation n.

Answer 17

lawsuit

Try to settle this without involving any lawyers; I do not want to become bogged down in ligation

Question 18

livid adj

Answer 18

lead-colored; black and blue; enraged

His face was so livid with rage that we were afraid that he might have an attack of apoplexy

Question 19

loathe v.

Answer 19

detest

Booing and hissing, the audience showed how much they loathed the wicked villain

Question 20

loath adj.

Answer 20

reluctant; disinclined 
fearing for their sons's safety, the overprotecting parents were loath to let him go on the class trip

Question 21

lofty adj.

Answer 21

very high
though Barbara Jordan’s fellow students used to tease her about her lofty ambitions, she rose to hold one of the highest positions in the land.

Question 22

loll v.

Answer 22

lounge about.

They lolled around in their chairs watching television

Question 23

longevity n.

Answer 23

long life.

When he reached ninety, the old man was proud of his longevity

Question 24

loom v.

Answer 24

appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form). The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly above the small boy.

Question 25

lope v.

Answer 25

gallop slowly

As the horse loped along, we had an opportunity to admire the ever-changing scenery

Question 26

loquacious adj.

Answer 26

talkative
through our daughter barely says a word to us these days, put a phone in her hand and see how loquacious she can be: our phone bills are out of sight!

Question 27

lout n.

Answer 27

clumsy person

That awkward lout dropped my priceless vase!

Question 28

lucid adj.

Answer 28

easily understood; clear, intelligible

Ellen makes an excellent teacher; her explanations of technical points are lucid enough for a child to grasp.

Question 29

lucrative adj.

Answer 29

profitable.

He turned his hobby into a lucrative profession

Question 30

lugubrious adj.

Answer 30

mournful

Gloomy Gus walked around town with a lugubrious expression on his face

Question 31

lumber v.

Answer 31

move heavily or clumsily

Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear lumbered through the woods

Question 32

luminary n.

Answer 32

celebrity; dignitary

A leading light of the American stage, Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical luminary whose name lives on.

Question 33

lummox- n

Answer 33

big, clumsy, often stupid person

Because he was highly overweight and looked ungainly, John Candy ofter was casted as a slow-witted lummox

Question 34

lurid adj

Answer 34

wild; sensational, graphic, gruesome

Do the lurid cover stories in the Enquirer actually attract people buy that trashy tabloid?

Question 35

luscious - adj

Answer 35

pleasing to taste or smell

The ripe peach was luscious

Question 36

lustrous - adj

Answer 36

shining

her large and lustrous eyes lent a touch of beauty to an otherwise plain face

Question 37

luxuriant - adj

Answer 37

abundant; rich splendid; fertile

Lady Godiva was completely covered by her luxuriant hair

Question 38

machinations n.

Answer 38

evil schemes or plots
Fortunately, Batman saw through the wily machinations of the Riddler and saved Gotham City from destruction by the forces of evil

Question 39

madrigal n.

Answer 39

pastoral song

His program of folk songs included several madrigals which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute

Question 40

maelstrom- n.

Answer 40

whirlpool

The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom

Question 41

magnanimous- adj

Answer 41

generous, great hearted

Philanthropists by definition are magnanimous, misers by definition are not.

Question 42

magnate n.

Answer 42

person of prominence or influence

Growing up in pittsburgh, Annie Dillard was surrounded by the many buildings.